Cristiano Ronaldo’s son died in childbirth
Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. The son dies in childbirth, the daughter survives. “Our boy, you are our angel. We will love you forever,” the couple wrote in their emotional statement.
“It is with deepest sadness that we have to announce that our boy has passed away. It’s the greatest pain a parent can feel,” Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez wrote in a post on Instagram.
The couple, who were expecting twins, lost their son at birth. The daughter was able to be saved by the doctors, like the superstar of Manchester United and his Argentinian partner reported.
The 28-year-old Rodriguez and the nine-year-old Portuguese have been in a relationship since autumn 2016 and already have a daughter together. Alana Martina was born in November 2017. Cristiano Ronaldo had brought three other children into the relationship. The mother of his son Cristiano Jr. (11) is unknown. Twins Eva and Mateo (4) were born to a surrogate mother.
Cristiano Ronaldo thanks doctors and nurses
“Only the birth of our little girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness. We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for the care and support,” they wrote in their joint statement.
“We are devastated and ask that our privacy be respected at this very difficult time. Our boy, you are our angel. We will love you forever.”
The couple met in Madrid when the Portuguese real Madrid played. In 2017, Ronaldo said he wanted to have seven children – matching his world-famous shirt number. “That’s my fetish number,” Ronaldo told the French sports newspaper “L’Équipe” at the time.
His partner only emphasized last year that she wanted to have more children. Now this stroke of fate for the family man and his partner.
Manchester United: “Your pain is our pain”
Ronaldo’s English club Manchester United expressed their condolences to the footballer. “Your pain is our pain,” the club wrote on Twitter. “We send love and strength to you and the family at this time.”
Ronaldo and the model Rodríguez met when the multiple world footballer was still playing at Real Madrid. Together they already have a four-year-old daughter. Ronaldo also has three other children.
Ronaldo’s ex-club Real Madrid also reacted to the sad news. The club “deeply regrets the death of one of the children who were expecting our beloved Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodríguez”.